[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Eastern Screech-Owl was photographed at the WBC Quinta Mazatlan sanctuary, McAllen, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 9, 2009)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This captive Western Screech-Owl was photographed at the Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona. Photo taken with a Nikkor 28mm f3.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1985)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 17.5 in.]

This Whiskered Screech-Owl was photographed at Madera Canyon, Arizona. Photo taken (by flashlight!) with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1985)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This Florida Scrub-Jay was photographed near Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: October 1979)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This "Central Texas" Western Scrub-Jay was photographed at Kerr WMA, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: December 2001)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This "Pacific" Western Scrub-Jay was photographed at Monterey, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This "Pacific" Western Scrub-Jay was photographed in a coastal woodland near Morro Bay, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: November 1997)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This "Southwestern" Western Scrub-Jay was photographed in the Davis Mountains near Fort Davis, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1993)